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Departure
Make small rudder corrections against a point at the far end to hold the centreline.
What happened: During the ground roll you drifted 10 m off the runway centreline.
Watch for: Watch runway alignment against the centreline, correcting with small rudder inputs.
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Arrival
Hold the aim point and wait for the speed to bleed before raising the nose, starting the flare within the normal band instead of 57 ft.
What happened: The flare began at 57 ft, 12 ft earlier than the normal band.
Watch for: Radio altimeter: start the flare within the normal flare band
See Arrival Landing
A crosswind landing is a geometry problem. The air mass you're flying in is moving sideways across the runway, and you need your ground track down the centreline with your wheels aligned to it at the moment of contact. There are two techniques that will help, the crab and the sideslip.
Read more in Crosswind Landings in the SimStart to finish · 19 stages, 17 scored
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The threshold, the flare and the hold-off. The approach that led to it is the stabilisation gates below.
Two stabilised approach gates, each with seven checks, where the approach path is 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
At the 1,000 ft gate: speed below the reference speed.
At the 500 ft gate: speed below the reference speed.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 3,040 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 372 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the aircraft taxiing from the parking area to the runway, a process that took 9 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The Airbus A320 then departed from runway 06R at LEPA Palma de Mallorca Airport, with a takeoff distance of 1,518 meters, which accounted for 59% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 160 knots, and the local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 27 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 2 knots at 69 degrees.
As the aircraft climbed out of Palma de Mallorca Airport, it began its enroute climb, which started 1 mile east of the airport. The climb took 11 minutes and covered a distance of 118 nautical miles, during which the aircraft ascended from an altitude of 1,034 feet above sea level to 35,820 feet above sea level, an increase of 34,785 feet. The enroute level cruise then began 8 miles east of Javea, Spain, and lasted for 5 minutes, covering a distance of 75 nautical miles.
The enroute descent started 1 mile north of Santomera, Spain, and took 15 minutes to descend from 35,871 feet above sea level to 8,312 feet above sea level, a decrease of 27,558 feet. The descent covered a distance of 106 nautical miles. Another enroute level cruise then began 2 miles south of Padules, Spain, and lasted for 2 minutes, covering a distance of 5 nautical miles. The final enroute descent started 5 miles west of Felix, Spain, and took 8 minutes to descend from 8,023 feet above sea level to 1,245 feet above sea level, a decrease of 6,778 feet. The descent covered a distance of 15 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 07 at LEAM Almería Airport was made from the west, with the aircraft heading 73.0 degrees at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,184 feet above ground level. The landing on runway 07 was successful, with a touchdown distance of 372 meters and a touchdown speed of 132 knots, which was slightly fast. The touchdown rate was fair at -252 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown alignment was perfect.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 27 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 7 knots at 339 degrees. The crosswind was 7 knots, and the headwind was 0 knots. The total landing distance was 1,070 meters, which accounted for 35% of the runway. However, the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 8.4 meters from the centreline. The total flight distance was 327 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 49 minutes. The aircraft used 2,651 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A320 successfully landed at LEAM Almería Airport, achieving a high score of 97.5%. The aircraft approached the runway from the west, heading 73.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,184 feet above ground level (agl). The final approach was executed with precision, and the aircraft landed safely on runway 07, which has a length of 3,040 meters.
The threshold height was good, indicating that the aircraft was at the correct altitude as it approached the runway. The threshold speed of 134 knots was also within the acceptable range, demonstrating the pilot's ability to manage the aircraft's speed during the landing phase. The touchdown distance of 372 meters was also good, indicating that the aircraft was able to touch down within a safe distance from the runway threshold.
However, the touchdown speed of 132 knots was slightly faster than the recommended speed, which may have resulted in a slightly higher touchdown rate of -252 feet per minute (fpm). Despite this, the runway touchdown alignment was perfect, indicating that the aircraft was aligned with the runway centerline at the moment of touchdown.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 27°C and a wind speed of 7 knots from 339°. The crosswind component was 7 knots, while the headwind component was zero. These conditions did not pose any significant challenges to the landing.
The total landing distance of 1,070 meters was 35% of the runway length, which is a relatively short distance. However, the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 8.4 meters from the centerline, indicating that the aircraft may have drifted slightly off the centerline during the rollout phase. Overall, the landing was successful, and the aircraft was able to come to a stop within a safe distance from the runway threshold.
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